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Polar bears' hunting technique involves staking out a seal's hole and waiting for them to surface for air every few minutes, which can take hours or days of patience.
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Polar bears' hunting technique involves staking out a seal's hole and waiting for them to surface for air every few minutes, which can take hours or days of patience. While it may seem sad for the seal, it's necessary for the polar bear's survival.
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Polar bears eat up to 100 pounds of blubber per sitting in order to keep warm and be fit for survival, the high amounts of seal blubber they consume contains omega-3s that cut down on artery plaque buildup.
30:20 - 32:47 (02:26)
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Polar bears eat up to 100 pounds of blubber per sitting in order to keep warm and be fit for survival, the high amounts of seal blubber they consume contains omega-3s that cut down on artery plaque buildup.